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so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's introduced new products where typically gross margins should be improving. so to see margins down, even adjusting for mixed effects, we believe iphone margins were down in the quarter, is worrisome. and it points to, you know, a mix shift to lower models within apple's lineup, which generally have lower margins. and, you know, ultimately, micros margins numbers came down and my estimates came down and my price target came down commensurately. >> but your rating remains outperform, right? you're still telling people you think i
so i think two things on apple. on the positive side, they did a very significant return of cash to shareholders at the very high end, i think of where investors were hoping. and all else being equal, that was a positive. on the flip side, there was evidence of gross margin pressure in the quarter. they were down sequentially, and the company guided for gross margins to go down again sequentially next quarter. and this is worrisome, because apple is at the part of its product cycles where it's...
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they have apple in them. that's probably why they are outperforming on the downside even more than the dow. the nasdaq now below its 50-day moving average. we're also going to be talking a lot about gold and copper to see what they are telling us when it comes to the world economy and what clues they can provide to the sell-off we're seeing today. the renewed sell-off after yesterday's rebound. here's what we're following -- golden student. it's the widowmaker of the year, but the sell-off in gold, and miners, that we'll be talking about. is it overdone? jenna godfrey will join us. bank on morgan stanley. bankers aric thatting a beating after bank of america's weak report. will morgan stanley post better results? two of our traders debate. >>> first, the top story. the sell-off returns. energy, technology, financials, industrials leading the declines. consumer staples doing poorly as well, and theoretically they should be a defensive sector. what is the way to navigate the massive moves this week? good thing
they have apple in them. that's probably why they are outperforming on the downside even more than the dow. the nasdaq now below its 50-day moving average. we're also going to be talking a lot about gold and copper to see what they are telling us when it comes to the world economy and what clues they can provide to the sell-off we're seeing today. the renewed sell-off after yesterday's rebound. here's what we're following -- golden student. it's the widowmaker of the year, but the sell-off in...
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apple's getting cored. $400 in the rear-view mirror. where can the apple bulls find bottom? we'll trade the fallout in what was america's most loved stock. >>> chipotle, is it overcooked? two traders will debate it ahead of the earnings out tonight. >>> first, the top story, google ibm and microsoft, a tech trifecta, perhaps the entire earning season lies with these three companies tonight are. they going to deliver? our traders, stephanie, mike, john, jerry and josh are here to debate. first, john has a preview. >> no pressure. there are a few things making me skiddish about this afternoon's report. particularly on the revenue side, we'll take microsoft first. the overall pc market took a dive down 14% in the first quarter. that won't help microsoft revenue. investors need the business division and server and tools division to have solid performances, but intel said data business rose 7.5%, less than some hoped. and oracle missed their revenue, it is worth questioning whether business spending is actually holding up. google analysts expect the core business revenues to hold
apple's getting cored. $400 in the rear-view mirror. where can the apple bulls find bottom? we'll trade the fallout in what was america's most loved stock. >>> chipotle, is it overcooked? two traders will debate it ahead of the earnings out tonight. >>> first, the top story, google ibm and microsoft, a tech trifecta, perhaps the entire earning season lies with these three companies tonight are. they going to deliver? our traders, stephanie, mike, john, jerry and josh are here...
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they do say they are working with apple to bring a full version of home to apple devices. so more work for facebook in the mobile space, but they are clearly pushing to make home available to many more people. michelle, back over to you. >> can i boil this down simply, if i have this phone with this particular software, i can do the equivalent of facetime, that's the idea? >> well, no. there's a new system called facebook home. if you have a certain android phones, htc phones or samsung phones down the line, you can download facebook home. a new type of app integrated into android software to take over the home page of your phone. when you open your phone and see all your apps, you see their friends and photos. one of the main features of home is called chatheads. basically it will allow you to chat with your friends and a little picture of their head pops up and you can chat with them, but not just in one chat app, but you can basically chat with your friends on facebook. go to buy some movie tickets and continue chatting with your friends. it will allow the chat experien
they do say they are working with apple to bring a full version of home to apple devices. so more work for facebook in the mobile space, but they are clearly pushing to make home available to many more people. michelle, back over to you. >> can i boil this down simply, if i have this phone with this particular software, i can do the equivalent of facetime, that's the idea? >> well, no. there's a new system called facebook home. if you have a certain android phones, htc phones or...
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>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >> momentary blip in what has been a winning trade and then it reaccelerates and picks up steam again. >> right. >> what about japan in general? you're a big believer there is hedge fund money going to work in japan? >> beginning to. i think there is a lot more to go. a lot of japanese money is going back into japan as they see opportunities in the equity market. if you're a believer in the gram dodd and things like that, yap has a ton of equity selling at those prices. >> there is a pull in the hedge fund industry now. kyle bass on the short side. guys like dan lobe on the
>> easier to answer than where apple is going. i would argue and i have made the statement about a week ago that it wasn't going past a hundred. then it went to 99.90. >> got nervous. >> i'm still of the opinion it will hang around between 92 and 102 between now and july. same kind of argument that we have in the second quarter is a slow down quarter. then i would argue 105 to 110 by the end of the year. my favorite investments are really focused around japan. >>...
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everybody's talking about apple. apple clearly getting all the conversation with its report after the bell tomorrow. how about the industrials tomorrow? dupont, utx, ingersoll, ak steel, those could be the tale more so than just apple? >> but domestically, we were talking about that recently. i like the names in the technology space. i don't know if you've seen this, but seems like there's been a little bit of change in the sentiment where you buy the dips. now it's sell into the rallies a little bit. >> jon najarian, how do you see things? you can talk about tech. the number of companies reporting, significant, for certain, texas instruments, amazon, qualcomm, netflix. >> yeah, i want to go back for one second. last week at this time, we were looking at the oil complex just being slaugtered. that is the opposite today. flip it around 180 degrees. all we needed was stabilization in crude oil which we seemingly got as we traded down to whatever the bottom was in the range for crude oil. as we did that, take a look at
everybody's talking about apple. apple clearly getting all the conversation with its report after the bell tomorrow. how about the industrials tomorrow? dupont, utx, ingersoll, ak steel, those could be the tale more so than just apple? >> but domestically, we were talking about that recently. i like the names in the technology space. i don't know if you've seen this, but seems like there's been a little bit of change in the sentiment where you buy the dips. now it's sell into the rallies...